Great actor
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smyslov — 19 years ago(May 15, 2006 07:58 PM)
I think he
s specialising in playing psychos. He also played one in Sling Blade. I was very surprised to learn that he was a composer and singer, rather than primarily an actor (just so you know where Im coming from, "new music" to me means 1830s). While I thought Panic Room sucked, Dwight Yoakam did a fantastic acting job, almost as good as he did in Sling Blade. -
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mugojoe — 19 years ago(February 03, 2007 09:44 AM)
I have a tremendous respect for this actor. Every time I see a movie he's in, I forget that he's the guy playing the part. And when the credits roll at the end, I think to myself, "That was Dwight Yoakam?" Every time.
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tuff1957 — 19 years ago(February 07, 2007 03:40 PM)
What they call country music today does suck. Real coun2000try music died in the 60's. NashVegas pop is what "country" radio is.
Dwight is the real deal though. A true artist. And he gives the proper respect to those before him.
As an actor I think he is pretty good. I thought he was very good in "The Three Burials" but as Doyle in "Slingblade", that was as good as it gets. -
mbutton — 18 years ago(April 21, 2007 09:42 AM)
His music's not bad. He has a very distinct sound. One song that I can think of in particular is "Pocket of a Clown" which to me sounds kind of like a country version of the band Cheap Trick.
But his acting blows me away. He's a great villain (Doyle in Slingblade and recently Jackson in Bandidas). I hear he's great in Panic Room as well, which I saw, but don't remember sitting through much of that one. I would describe his acting as very "smooth". He is great at playing the guy you love to hate. And "for a cowboy", he's pretty damn versatile and quite under-rated. -
miladymell51 — 16 years ago(March 02, 2010 08:52 PM)
I just saw Bandidas and really enjoyed his performance. Did that movie ever play in the movie theaters (It has Penelope Cruz and Selma Hayek for chrissakes!) I never heard of it until it showed up in my Netflix search under Dwight's name.
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kcott44 — 10 years ago(June 03, 2015 06:25 AM)
I'm not a country music fan but Yoakam is easily one of the best transitional musicians to actors. His performances in Sling Blade and Panic Room have been great especially in Panic Room where he stole the show from other fine actors.